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Recognizing Your Own Handwriting As A Password

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the sounds-suspiciously-like-reading dept.

Gary writes "A new online authentication system called Dynahand could make logging in to websites a little easier. With Dynahand, users simply identify their own handwriting, instead of entering a cryptic password or buying a biometric device to scan their fingerprints. The user's handwriting samples contain only digits, since numerals are harder for an outside party to recognize than letters are. The digits displayed are random, so the handwriting is the only clue to the correct answer."

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  1. Giving out your phone number is risky... by babbling · · Score: 0, Redundant

    This is the most stupid authentication mechanism I've ever heard of. Apart from people probably not recognising their own handwriting, there is nothing stopping others from analysing someone else's handwriting and gaining access to their accounts.

    Slow news day, I guess.

  2. This isn't handwriting recognition! by hcdejong · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Half the replies so far assume that you have to supply a sample of your handwriting every time you log in. That's not what this system does!
    This system just presents a few lines of handwriting, and invites you to choose the correct one. A useless system, basically reducing security to a 1-in-10 guess. This is supposed to be developed by a university?